Breakdown of 12wore nunsarameul mandeureoyo.
~에~e
destination particle
~을~eul
object particle
눈사람nunsaram
snowman
만들다mandeulda
to make
Questions & Answers about 12wore nunsarameul mandeureoyo.
Why is there the particle -에 after 12월?
Particle -에 marks the time when something happens. With a month, 12월에 means “in December.” In Korean, you always use -에 to indicate “at/in/on” with time expressions.
Why does 눈사람 have -을 attached, as in 눈사람을?
The particle -을 marks the direct object of the verb (만들다). It tells you that 눈사람 is what’s being made. In casual speech you might drop it (눈사람 만들어요), but including -을 makes the sentence clear and grammatically complete.
What politeness level is 만들어요?
The ending -어요 (in 만들어요) is the informal polite style (해요체).
- More formal/deferential: 만듭니다
- More casual/informal: 만들어
Is 만들어요 present tense or future tense?
Korean simple present (만들어요) can express both habitual actions and planned future events.
- As present: “I make a snowman.”
- As future (by context): “I’ll make a snowman.”
To explicitly mark the future, use 만들 거예요:
12월에 눈사람을 만들 거예요 (“I will make a snowman in December”).